Helping Hands Hawaii was officially incorporated in 1974 and evolved from the establishment of the Honolulu Council of Social Agencies' Volunteer Placement Bureau in 1941.  With a mission to connect individuals, families, and organizations with essential human and material resources, Helping Hands Hawaii continues today to provide a vital lifeline for our local community - Helping its members to help one another.

Our agency prides itself upon being one of the most cost-efficient and effective non-profit organizations in the State.  Through our strong partnerships with local social service providers and innovative approaches to service-delivery, Helping Hands Hawaii keeps our administrative and overhead costs low to ensure that the majority of agency funding is dedicated towards direct service delivery for those individuals and families that need our help the most.

To achieve our mission, Helping Hands Hawaii administers numerous programs, which benefit Hawaii's people - including the Bilingual Access Line, Community Clearinghouse, Ready to Learn, Homelessness Prevention & Rapid Rehousing Program, Community Based Case Management, and Access to Recovery. Our programs represent a full continuum of care for our clients. Separately, these programs represent distinct areas of need. Together, they work in concert to help all of Hawaii realize its fullest potential in a rapidly evolving, increasingly global society.

For thousands of local families and individuals each year, Helping Hands Hawaii means the difference between hope and despair, between sickness and health, between stagnation and growth. For these families and individuals, Helping Hands Hawaii defines a new quality of life -- a chance to overcome the obstacles that block the way to meeting their full potential.

As a non-profit organization, the revnues that support Helping Hands Hawaii come from a variety of sources. In addition to contracts with State agencies, grants from the local and national government, and the Aloha United Way, private, corporate, and foundation gifts play a significant role in our ongoing success. The over 5,000 annual donors that contribute generously to our mission help to fuel our agency's ability to meet the growing needs of our local community.

2009-2010 Board of Directors 

Albert J. Pattison                  Executive V.P. & Chief Administrative Officer  
Chairman                                  Hawaiiana Group, Inc.                                                   

Faye Kurren                            President & C.E.O.                                                 
Vice Chairman                            Hawaii Dental Service    

Gary Slovin                             Managing Partner                     
Secretary                                  Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

Reid Gushiken                       Senior V.P. & Controller
Treasurer                                 Central Pacific Bank

Nelson Chun                          Senior V.P. & Chief Legal Counsel                                     
                                                  Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.                       

Robert (Robbie) A. Alm       Executive V.P., Public Affairs
                                                   Hawaiian Electric Company

Patsy Saiki                             Senior V.P. & General Counsel
                                                   First American Title Company - Hawaii

Timothy E. Johns                  President & C.E.O.
                                                    Bishop Museum

Jennifer Diesman                 Director, Government Relations
                                                    Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA)
                                                    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Hawaii

Neal Yokota                            President & C.E.O.
                                                   Stryker Weiner & Yokota Public Relations, Inc.

Mike Strada                            Senior V.P.
                                                    Morgan Stanley

Richard L. Humphreys, Jr.  President
                                                    Monarch Insurance Services, Inc.

Elizabeth Paek, J.D.               Attorney-at-Law / Legal Consultant
                                                    Elizabeth Paek, AAL

It is the mission of Helping Hands Hawaii to strengthen our community by enhancing the quality of people's lives through the delivery of goods and services to those in need.